Do you keep peanut butter in the house?

luluinca

If I were going to be stranded on a deserted island and could only have one food with me............it would be peanut butter. But...........I have learned to only eat 1 TBS a day of the good stuff, usually on toast, but if I don't have toast for breakfast I will eat it right out of the jar as a snack......but only after I measure it!!!!

tara_means_star

Yes but I can't remember the last time I ate it. I like it but there are other foods I'd rather have.

meredithgir199

Tobysgirl212 wrote: »

Peanut butter is a bit of a trigger food for me. Have any PB lovers out there found success in eating this in moderation? What's your technique? Or have you found it is best to just keep it away?

Is all PB a trigger or only the sweet stuff like jif, Peter Pan, etc.? I always have PB with me either at home or work. There have been times where I'll take spoon full of the sweet stuff (my family's PB) but I use the natural PB which has less sugar and I only eat it for its intended purpose.

joel1222

Due to my girlfriend being allergic, no we don't! Honestly, since I can't have it due to the risk, I don't even care anymore.

Carlos_421

I'm licking on a spoonful of jif right now.
(Duly weighed at a serving of 32 grams and logged)

Protranser

I usually keep at least 1 jar of a nut butter in the apartment. I don't think any kind of lingering snackiness/hunger would be satisfied by eating a whole jar. Ice cream and chips, though, I tend to buy in smaller volumes. I find it easier to buy an amount I plan on being able to finish soon after the packaging gets opened.

saralthrash

Yes! My husband uses it in his post workout protein shake. He is naturally thin and uses it to help himself gain weight. He's gone from 130 to 150 with heavy lift and high calorie protein shakes. He has trouble gaining weight (poor guy

jennifer_417

The only food I ever would have called a "trigger food" was chips and dip, and I would only buy them when I was completely ok with going totally overboard. Lately I bought some and made it last for several days, so I feel like I'm getting that under control.

1stplace4health

No way! Big trigger.

FitKat123

Always, my husband eats it regularly. I'm not a big fan myself but that may be because I can't eat wheat. Although I have been known to eat a spoonful when I'm tired and hungry.

JaneyB311

I'm OK with peanut butter but cannot have Nutella in the house unless its a special occasion and I have a free pass ha ha.

jessicarobinson00

I love peanut butter: warm peanut butter and ice cream specifically. I recently purchased a food scale and was DELIGHTED to find that I was overestimating the # of calories for this treat all the time. Now that I can measure it out and know exactly how much I'm taking in, I'm good to go..and my portion sizes are larger to accommodate the correct calorie count.

Colorscheme

Peanut butter isn't a trigger food, but I don't keep it in the house because my boyfriend is allergic to a lot of nuts and I don't want to accidentally trigger a reaction, so I buy almond butter instead, as he isn't allergic to it.

Ibeachlover

I like it...usually buy almond instead of peanut. Not a trigger food for me, as it usually gums up the mouth so I am ready to quit eating it :-). Tend to eat in on some bread as a quick breakfast with protein (all round) powder drink before I go to gym. I have other trigger foods, mainly chocolate, so I keep minimal, but have them ...I'm not a Spartan.

bikegrrl

Like you, I used to not be able to. But I found that switching to almond butter has helped me with that! For me, the texture is harder to eat all at one sitting. In fact, I just finished my first jar that was eaten over time and I was quite proud of myself!